When it comes to rewarding the best comedic cast on television, the SAG Awards often simply go with the biggest cast. Recent winners like “Orange is the New Black” (2014-2016), “Glee” (2009), “Desperate Housewives” (2004-2005) and “Ally McBeal” (1998) all prevailed thanks in part to having the most cast members on the voting ballot. Interestingly enough, all four of these were also hour-long dramedies, which suggests SAG voters are more apt to give the prize to large casts when they’re also in large productions.

What does this statistic mean in terms of predicting the 2018 SAG Awards? “Orange is the New Black” once again boasts the biggest comedy cast with a record-setting 45 men and women nominated for the Netflix prison series. That’s up from 37 cast members in 2016, 34 in 2015, and 40 in 2014. Of this year’s other nominated ensembles, Netflix’s “GLOW” consists of 18 cast members, followed by HBO’s “Veep” at 15, ABC’s “Black-ish” at 11, and HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” at six.

If voters feel they’ve already aptly awarded “Orange is the New Black,” might we see the comedy with the next largest cast prevail on Sunday, January 21? That’s exactly what happened in 2006, when Screen Actors Guild members honored the second biggest cast, “The Office,” after giving the massive “Desperate Housewives” ensemble back-to-back victories.

To be eligible for a nomination as part of a show’s cast, SAG rules dictate that the actor 1) have appeared in more than half of the episodes originally aired during the eligible calendar year; and 2) have a series regular contract or guest star billing in a majority of episodes they appear in.

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